Arnold Goldburg ’48 *60

The class and Princeton lost one of its most distinguished scientists in the death of Arnold Goldburg on Jan. 24, 1997.

As head of flight sciences at Boeing Scientific Research Laboratory, Goldie played a key role in the development of supersonic transportation. He was an adviser to the British-French Concorde Project. He helped design the wings for the 747.

When federal funding for supersonic transport was cut off, Goldie moved to Denver and became involved with Gary Energy Corp. in enhanced oil recovery. Instead of air in the atmosphere, it was oil in rock-the basic principles of fluid dynamics. He later worked as a research professor at the Naval Academy and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute.

Goldie joined us from the Ramsey, N.J., high school. He graduated with highest honors in mechanical engineering and was a member of Terrace. He was in the Navy 1945-46. He went on to take an MA from MIT and while a Guggenheim fellow, a PhD from Princeton.

Goldie was active in Colorado Jewish affairs, being on the boards of B'nai Brith Hillel, Allied Jewish Federation, and American Jewish Committee.

Goldie was devoted to his family. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his widow, Barbara, son Marc '82, and daughters Carol and Allison. Their loss is shared.

The Class of 1948